Copperfield visits Copperfield
Published Monday November 2nd, 2009
Moncton mentalist gets to meet his idol
Kevin Robart - who has entertained Moncton area audiences as an illusionist and now a mentalist -- saw a dream of a lifetime come true, yesterday
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David Copperfield appears on a motorcycle at the beginning of An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion at the Moncton Coliseum on Saturday night.
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David Copperfield, right, is photographed with local mentalist and corporate magician Kevin Robart on Copperfield Lane Saturday.
He not only met and talked with world-renowned illusionist David Copperfield, but had his picture taken with him in Moncton in front of the sign denoting Copperfield Lane.
But it is no accident that Moncton just happened to have a street with the same name as the famed illusionist.
When he moved into the Pinehurst subdivision behind the Moncton Coliseum about 15 years ago, Kevin said they were just building the street and it had not been named yet. In fact, he said his house was the first one built on the street and is located on the corner of Copperfield Lane and Camrose Street where the picture was taken.
At the time, he approached the developer of the subdivision and asked him if they could name the street after his illusionist idol. The developer liked the idea and they were eventually able to get the name approved by Moncton city council.
He never imagined that some day he would have his picture taken under the street sign with Copperfield, himself, he said.
When he learned recently that Copperfield would be performing in the Moncton Coliseum on Saturday, Kevin said he made attempts through various channels to see if he could get him to have the picture taken with him.
Yesterday morning, Kelly Cain, director of tourism for the City of Moncton, called to say Copperfield wanted to meet with him.
Sitting in a McDonald's on Mountain Road and eating a burger and talking about magic with David Copperfield was pretty unique, he said.
He noted the famous illusionist was very down-to-earth and was wearing a back cap, jeans and sneakers.
Kevin said he was completely agreeable to the picture, so they headed up after the meal to have it taken in front of the street sign.
"He (Copperfield) laughed out loud when he saw the street sign with his name on it. He was very pleased with it."
Copperfield visits Copperfield
